State Immunization Laws for Healthcare
Workers and Patients

Immunization Administration Requirements
For State: AZ

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Patient Type	Vaccine	Requirement
Hospital Employees	Hepatitis B[1]	Offer[30]
	Influenza[2]	No
	MMR[3]	No
	Varicella[4]	No
	Pneumococcal[5]	No
	Medical(M),Religious(R), or Philosophical(P) Exemptions[6]	No
Hospital Inpatients	Influenza[7]	No
	Pneumococcal[8]	No
	Medical(M),Religious(R), or Philosophical(P) Exemptions[9]	No
Individual Providers' Patients	Any Immunization[10]	No
	Medical(M),Religious(R), or Philosophical(P) Exemptions[11]	No
Ambulatory Care Facilities Employees	Any Immunization[12]	Offer[31]
	Medical(M),Religious(R), or Philosophical(P) Exemptions[13]	No
Ambulatory Care Facilities Patients	Any Immunization[14]	No
	Medical(M),Religious(R), or Philosophical(P) Exemptions[15]	No
Correctional Inmates and Residents	Any Immunization[16]	Ensure[32]
	Medical(M),Religious(R), or Philosophical(P) Exemptions[17]	No
Developmentally Disabled Facility Residents	Any Immunization[18]	Ensure[33]
	Medical(M),Religious(R), or Philosophical(P) Exemptions[19]	No
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[1] Does the jurisdiction require that any hospitals offer hepatitis B vaccine to any employees of the hospital, or ensure that any such employees are vaccinated with hepatitis B vaccine?
[2] Does the jurisdiction require that any hospitals offer influenza vaccine to any employees of the hospital, or ensure that any such employees are vaccinated with influenza vaccine?
[3] Does the jurisdiction require that any hospitals offer measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) vaccine (or any component thereof) to any employees of the hospital, or ensure that any such employees are vaccinated with MMR vaccine?
[4] Does the jurisdiction require that any hospitals offer varicella vaccine to any employees of the hospital, or ensure that any such employees are vaccinated with varicella vaccine?
[5] Does the jurisdiction require that any hospitals offer pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine to any employees of the hospital, or ensure that any such employees are vaccinated with pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine?	Top of Page
[6] If any hospitals are required to ensure that any hospital employees are vaccinated with hepatitis B, influenza, MMR, varicella or pneumococcal vaccine, does the jurisdiction provide any medical, religious or philosophical exemptions to such administration requirements?
[7] Does the jurisdiction require that any hospitals offer any inpatients of the hospital influenza vaccine, or ensure that any inpatients are vaccinated with influenza vaccine?
[8] Does the jurisdiction require that any hospitals offer any inpatients of the hospital pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine, or ensure that any inpatients are vaccinated with pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine?
[9] If any hospitals are required to ensure that any hospital inpatients are vaccinated with influenza or pneumococcal vaccines, does the jurisdiction provide any medical, religious or philosophical exemptions to such administration requirements?	Top of Page
[10] Does the jurisdiction require that any individual healthcare providers offer any vaccinations to any patients, or ensure that any patients are vaccinated with any vaccines?
[11] If any individual providers are required to ensure that any of their patients are vaccinated with any vaccines, does the jurisdiction provide any medical, religious or philosophical exemptions to such administration requirements?
[12] Does the jurisdiction require that any ambulatory care facilities offer any vaccinations to any employees, or ensure that any employees are vaccinated with any vaccines?
[13] If any ambulatory care facilities are required to ensure that any employees are vaccinated with any vaccines, does the jurisdiction provide any medical, religious or philosophical exemptions to such administration requirements?	Top of Page
[14] Does the jurisdiction require that any ambulatory care facilities offer any vaccinations to any patients, or ensure that any patients are vaccinated with any vaccines?
[15] If any ambulatory care facilities are required to ensure that any patients are vaccinated with any vaccines, does the jurisdiction provide for any medical, religious or philosophical exemptions to such administration requirements?
[16] Does the jurisdiction require that any correctional facilities or juvenile detention centers offer any vaccinations to any inmates or juveniles, or ensure that any inmates or juveniles are vaccinated with any vaccines?
[17] If any correctional centers or juvenile detention centers are required to ensure that any inmates or juveniles are vaccinated with any vaccines, does the jurisdiction provide for any medical, religious or philosophical exemptions to such administration requirements?	Top of Page
[18] Does the jurisdiction require that any residential facilities for the developmentally disabled or mentally retarded offer any residents any vaccinations, or ensure that any residents are vaccinated with any vaccines?
[19] If any residential facilities for the developmentally disabled or mentally retarded are required to ensure that any residents are vaccinated with any vaccines, does the jurisdiction provide for any medical, religious or philosophical exemptions to such administration requirements?
[30] For Arizona requirements, see Ariz. Admin. Code R20-5-602 and Ariz. Admin. Code R9-6-331, relating to all occupational exposures. Ariz. Admin. Code R20-5-602 and Ariz. Admin. Code R9-6-331 incorporate the requirements of 29 CFR § 1910.1030. 29 CFR § 1910.1030 provides that employers must make available the hepatitis B vaccine and vaccine series to all employees who have occupational exposure. If the employee initially declines vaccination but changes their mind while still covered under the standard, the employer shall make the hepatitis B vaccine available. If a routine booster dose(s) is recommended by the U.S. Public Health Service, the dose(s) shall be made available to the employee free of charge.
[31] For Arizona requirements, see Ariz. Admin. Code R20-5-602 and Ariz. Admin. Code R9-6-331, relating to all occupational exposures. Ariz. Admin. Code R20-5-602 and Ariz. Admin. Code R9-6-331 incorporate the requirements of 29 CFR § 1910.1030. 29 CFR § 1910.1030 provides that employers must make available the hepatitis B vaccine and vaccine series to all employees who have occupational exposure. If the employee initially declines vaccination but changes their mind while still covered under the standard, the employer shall make the hepatitis B vaccine available. If a routine booster dose(s) is recommended by the U.S. Public Health Service, the dose(s) shall be made available to the employee free of charge.	Top of Page
[32] For Arizona requirements, see Ariz. Admin. Code R6-5-7452, relating to “residential group care facilities.” Ariz. Admin. Code R6-5-7452 requires residential group care facilities to arrange for a child to receive any routine immunizations and booster shots within 30 days of admission. “Residential group care facilities” are defined in Ariz. Admin. Code R6-5-7401 as a living environment operated by a child welfare agency, where children are in the care of adults unrelated to the children on a 24 hour a day basis. “Child welfare agencies” are further defined to include any agency or institution maintained by a person, firm, corporation, association, or organization which receives children for care who have been adjudicated as a delinquent or dependent child. Therefore, this chart assumes that juvenile detention centers are a type of “residential group care facilities”.
[33] For Arizona requirements, see Ariz. Admin. Code R6-5-7452, relating to “residential group care facilities.” Admin. Code R6-5-7452 requires residential group care facilities to arrange for a child to receive any routine immunizations and booster shots within 30 days of admission. “Residential group care facilities” are defined in Ariz. Admin. Code R6-5-7401 as a living environment operated by a child welfare agency, where children are in the care of adults unrelated to the children on a 24 hour a day basis. “Child welfare agencies” are defined to include any agency or institution maintained by a person, firm, corporation, association, or organization to receive children for care and maintenance or for 24-hour social, emotional, or educational supervised care or to receive children for care who have been adjudicated as a delinquent or dependent child. This chart assumes that that the definition of “residential group care facilities” includes residential facilities for the developmentally disabled and mentally retarded for the foregoing reasons. First, a plain reading of the definition of “child welfare agencies” would suggest that residential facilities for the developmentally disabled or mentally retarded are one type of “child welfare agency.” Second, the article in which these requirements are found includes provisions relating to the placement of developmentally disabled children.

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